Aïssata Traoré
Aïssata is both a surname and a female given name. It is French spelling of a Fulani name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَةُ (ʿāʾišatu, “Aisha”). Notable people with the name include: ;Given name * Aïssata Coulibaly (born 1983), Malian football player *Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou, Nigerian First Lady and scientist * Aïssata Kane (1938–2019), Mauritanian politician and women's rights activist *Aïssata Lam Aïssata Lam (born in October 1986) is a Mauritanian Development Professional . She is the cofounder and president of the Youth Chamber of Commerce of Mauritania (JCCM) and has a background in microfinance and agricultural finance. She works in ... (born 1986/87), Mauritanian women's rights activist * Aïssata Soulama (born 1979), Burkinabé hurdler *Aissata Diallo (born 1994), Guinean-American reality star ;Surname * Mounkaïla Aïssata, Nigerian politician {{DEFAULTSORT:Aissata ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fula Language
Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stretches across some 18 countries in West and Central Africa. Along with other related languages such as Serer and Wolof, it belongs to the Atlantic geographic group within Niger–Congo, and more specifically to the Senegambian branch. Unlike most Niger-Congo languages, Fula does not have tones. It is spoken as a first language by the Fula people ("Fulani", ff, Fulɓe, link=no) from the Senegambia region and Guinea to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sudan and by related groups such as the Toucouleur people in the Senegal River Valley. It is also spoken as a second language by various peoples in the region, such as the Kirdi of northern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. Nomenclature Several names are applied to the language, just as to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aisha
Aisha ( ar, , translit=ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr; , also , ; ) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" ( ar, links=no, , ʾumm al-mu'min, muʾminīn), referring to the description of Muhammad's wives in the Qur'an. Little is known about the early life of Aisha. A preponderance of classical sources converge on Aisha being six or seven years old at the time of her marriage, and nine at the consummation; her age has become a source of ideological friction in modern times. Aisha had an important role in early Islamic history, both during Muhammad's life and after his death. In Sunni Islam, Sunni tradition, Aisha is portrayed as scholarly and inquisitive. She contributed to the spread of Muhammad's message and served the Muslim community for 44 years after his death. She is also known for narrating 2,210 hadiths, not just on matters related to Muhammad's private life, but also on topics such ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aïssata Coulibaly
Aïssata Sankoun Coulibaly (born May 12, 1983, in Bamako, Mali) is a Malian football player who plays defense for the Mali women's national football team. Biography Coulibaly was born on May 12, 1983, in Bamako, the capital city of Mali. She plays the position of a lateral defender. Coulibaly started her career in Mali with AS Mandé football club. In 2004, Aïssata moved from Mali to the reserve of the Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (RC Saint -Étienne) in France. In January 2006, she was promoted to the Division one Féminine team of RC Saint -Étienne, where Coulibaly on May 21 that year made her professional debut against Stade Briochin Football Féminin. After four years playing for the St. Etienne AS, she returned to the African continent and since then has been playing for the Caïman AC de Lome in Togo. Coulibaly has since 2003 been playing for the Malian women national football team. She has made three appearances in Fifa world cup The FIFA World Cu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou
Aissata Issoufou Mahamadou (born ?) is a Nigerien chemist, chemical engineer, mining specialist, and healthcare advocate who served as First Lady of the Republic of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. She is the first wife of former President Mahamadou Issoufou and shared the title of First Lady with Issoufou's second wife, Lalla Malika Issoufou. Issoufou Mahamadou is president of the Guri-Vie Meilleure Foundation. Biography Issoufou was born in Mainé-Soroa, a town in the Diffa Region of Niger. She attended elementary school in Mainé-Soroa and an all girls high school in Niamey. Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou was one of the first Nigerien women to pursue a career in the sciences. She received a degree in mineral exploration and development from the (''National School of Geology'') in Nancy, France. She then earned her master's degree in chemistry from the University of Niamey, which is now known as Abdou Moumouni University. Issoufou Mahamadou headed the mineralogy d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aïssata Kane
Aïssata Touré Kane (18 August 1938 – 10 August 2019) was a Mauritanian politician who was the country's first female government minister. After holding leadership positions in the youth wing and women's section of the Mauritanian People's Party, she served in the cabinet of President Moktar Ould Daddah from 1975 to 1978. Her time as a Minister ended when Daddah's Government was overthrown by a military coup. Early life Kane was born into a Toucouleur people, Toucouleur (Halpulaar) family in Dar El Barka, a small town in Brakna Region. Her father, Mame N'diack, was a long-serving district chief. Educational opportunities in Mauritania were limited during Kane's childhood, especially for women. Despite several of her relatives objecting to Western education, she was sent to a French-language school in Saint-Louis, Senegal. She is believed to have been one of the first Mauritanian girls to attend a Western school. In 1959 and 1960, Kane attended the Free University of Belgium ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aïssata Lam
Aïssata Lam (born in October 1986) is a Mauritanian Development Professional . She is the cofounder and president of the Youth Chamber of Commerce of Mauritania (JCCM) and has a background in microfinance and agricultural finance. She works in climate finance and is very involved in youth and women empowerment on the African continent, specially in Mauritania. She was appointed in 2019 by Emmanuel Macron to the G7 council on gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d .... In 2019, she was listed among the BBC's 100 Women. and has been awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite” in 2020 by the Mauritanian Government. References External links * HEC Montréal alumni Mauritanian women's rights activists Mauritanian women activists Har ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aïssata Soulama
Aïssata Soulama (born 11 February 1979) is a Burkinabé track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She also holds the current Burkinabé record 53.81 on 400 metres. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre hurdles, 400 metre hurdles, where she marginally qualified for the second round, being the slowest of the qualifiers with a time of 56.37 seconds. Competition record External links * NBC profile * * 1979 births Living people Burkinabé female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Burkina Faso African Games silver medalists for Burkina Faso African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |